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36 Claims.

x, This application is a continuation in part of .obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises an article of manufacture possessing the features, properties, and the relation of elements which will be exemplified in the article hereinafter described and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which: i

Figure 1 is a somewhat diagrammatic rear View of a fabric embodying several types of design formationof the character contemplated by the invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modified form of fabric embodying the invention;

Fig.` 3 is an enlarged detail showing of a section of the fabric of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Figs. 1 and 2 showing a further modification;

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing another modification; and

Fig. 6 is a similar view showingstill another modification.

Design fabric wherein yarn of one character is knitted at one portion and yarn of another character is knitted at another portion have been known for years, as have fabrics wherein one or more yarns are not used in the knitting but are caught into the fabric thruout the same or caught into the fabric thruout certain portions and carried loosely behind the fabric throuout other portions. Fabrics of the first type have embodied various types of designs which give an attractive appearance to the front of the fabric, whereas the rear of the fabric presents an appearance which is not sufficiently attractive so that this face of the fabric is adapted for normal exposure; and fabrics of the latter type either lack design effects on the back altogether or combine the disadvantages of loose loops which will not vstay in place and which will tend to catch and tear, and of a modified' appearance of the portions of the fabric thruout which they are caught p edges of the portions wherein it appears.

in. Moreover, Vthere are various types of designs which, so far as is known, it has been impossible to produce in known types of fabrics.

With the foregoing and other considerations in view, the present invention contemplates the provision of types of fabric having attractive design effects on what would normally be the back of the fabric, and of various types of fabric wherein various yarns are embodied in the fabric in a particularly attractive and otherwise desirable manner.

In accordance with the invention yarn of one or more characters may be knitted, as, for instance, in the production of Jersey cloth, or may be otherwise arranged, as in a modified Jersey cloth, wherein, in any given portion. yarn of one character will be knitted and yarn of another character caught into the fabric so as to appear primarily on the back thereof, as, for instance, by being interlocked in the manners exemplified in my Patents Nos. 1,541,230 and 1,728,293; and at the rear of said fabric in one or more particular portions thereof which have a limited extent course-wise of the fabric, an additional yarn may be caught into the fabric in any of a number of desirable ways, so as to appear primarily on what would ordinarily be the back of the fabric. In accordance with the invention, in one of its more specific aspects, the additional yarn may be caught between the loops of the knitted yarn in spaced wales in certain courses thereof, and the ends of the additional yarn cut o at the lateral Such yarn may be caught in any desired spaced ones of the wales in the portion or portions wherein it appears, preferably being caught in different wales in different courses, and desirably, in many instances, being caught in alternate wales in each of the courses thruout which it extends. When the portion in which the additional yarn is present at the back of the fabric already contains a yarn which is caught in the fabric as by interlocking in spaced wales, the additional yarn is preferably caught in different wales in each course than those wales in that course in which the yarn which extends thru the parts of the fabric at the sides of the portion in question is caught; but, as will be apparent, this is not essential, and various desirable design effects may be had i1 various instances wherein the additional yarn may also, in accordance with the invention, instead of being cut oil at its ends at the side of each portion in which it is present, be continuous and extend back and forth at such portions.

In accordance with thek invention, moreover,

design effects may be provided by extending back and forth across portions of a fabric and caught at ,thelateral edgesfofsaidportionsbeing caught insome instances only at said lateral edges and in other instances being also caught elsewhere.

Further in accordance with the invention in certain of its more specific aspects, there may be provided a fabric having a portion wherein the additional yarn is. present, which portion runs diagonally of the fabric or is otherwise particularly arranged.

While the invention contemplates the provision' of the additional yarn only at those portions of the fabric where the design effect is desired, the yarn may, in certain instances embraced by the invention in its broader aspects, extend from one portion in which it is present to another portion in which it is present in a single strand running, ordinarily, generally Wale-wise of the fabric, and it is to be understood that the expressions such as substantially present only in particular portions of the fabric do not exclude such an arrangement.

Not only is it advantageous to provide designs on what would ordinarily be the rear of a fabric in cases'where it is desired to use the rear of the fabric as the exposed or outer portion of a garment, so as to take advantage of the novel design effects; but also, in cases where the front of the fabric forms the major portion of the outside of a garment, there are instances, as in lapels, cuffs, etc. for instance, where the fabric desirably bent over, so that the rear of the fabric would appear on the outside, and in such instances design portions in such parts of a fabric maybe provided in accordance with the invention. Again, in portions which are not ordinarily exposed, but which are exposed by the apping of a garment or by taking off a garment, it is desirable in many instances that a design appear, and designs for such parts can readily be provided in accordance with the invention. Also, various types of design effects may be secured on one or both sides of the fabric in accordance with the invention.

The fabric shown in Fig. 1 embodies yarn 25 of one character (for instance white yarn), which in courses I thru I2 is interknit to provide a Jersey-type fabric. In courses I3-22 the fabric is of a Jersey-type frabric of a modified Jersey character and embodies another main yarn 26 (which may be blue yarn) which is caught between the loops of one row and the loops of an adjacent row in alternate Wales of fabric thruout'wales a thru n. In wales o thru 1' in these courses the blue yarn is knitted and the white yarn carried to the rear of the fabric and caught between loops in adjacent rows in alternate wales. As will be seen, the yarn 28 is caught in wales b, d, h, 7', l, and n in courses I3, I5, I1, etc., and in wales a, c, e, g, i, k, and m in courses I4, I6, I8, etc. The white yarn, on the -other hand, is caught in the same wales thruout the portion where it is not knitted, i. e. in wales p and T.

In that portion A of the fabric including courses 3 thru 6 and wales d thru m the fabric embodies an additional yarn 21 (which may be red yarn). This yarn runs course-wise of the fabric and is caught therein between loops in one row and loops in an adjacent row in alternate wales thereof, extending entirely to the rear of the fabric at intervening wales so that the yarn will appear primarily on the rear of the fabric,

T'he yarn 21 is caught in wales d, f, h, y', and I in courses 3 and 5 and is caught in Wales e, 9*, i, Ic,

-and m in courses 4 and 6; although, as will be understood, the additional yarn may be caught in the same wale thruout the courses without departing from the invention in certain of its broader aspects. At the lateral edges of the portion A of the fabric the yarn 21 isv cut olf in each course as at 28 and 29, so that this yarn will neither extend over other portions of the fabric nor will it affect the character of the design just described on the rear of the fabric. The catching of the yarn into the fabric is suicient in ordinary cases to hold it in the place wherein it is caught; and the finishing of the cloth will take care of reducing the ends at 28 and 29 to a sufficient shortness so that they will not present an undesirable appearance. Fabric embodying such a portion, when finished, may be employed in garments with the "rear portion 'of the fabric exposed, and will give an exceedingly desirable effect. It may likewise, as will be apparent, be employed in garments with the front portion of the fabric exposed in instances when subdued design effects are desired.

' In the portion B,-which includes that part of course 8 embracing wales c thru l, that part of course 9 embracing wales b thru k, and that portion of course Ill embracing wales a thru 7`,in a yarn 30 (which may be green yarn) is caught between a loop in one row and a loop in an adjacent row in wales c, f, z,- and l in course 8, in wales b, e, h, and Ic in course 9, and in wales a, d, g, and :i in course I0, extends entirely at the rear of the fabric in the intervening wales, and is cut off at its ends, as at 3I and 32.

In portion c,which includes wues g thru i' in course I4, f'thru i in course I5, and e thru h in course I8,- a yarn 33 (which may be brown yarn) is caught along with the yarn 26 in Wales g of course I4, f of course I5, and e of course I6, and is also caught between a loop in one row and a loop in an adjacent row in wale 7' of course I4, i of course I5, and h of course Iii-extending entirely at the rear of the fabric in the intervening wales, and being cut oif at its ends in each course, as at 34 and 35.

In portion D,-which extends from Wale d thru wale y in courses I8 and 20 and from wale e thru Wale z' in course I9-a yarn 36 (which may be a blue yarn) is caught, between a loop in one row and a loop in an adjacent row, in those wales wherein the yarn 26 is not caught, i. e. in wales d, f, h, and :i in courses I8 and 20, and in Wales e, g, and i in course I9. The ends of the yarn 36 in each course are cut off, as at 31 and 38.

It is to be noted that constructions such as shown in the lower part of Fig. 1 are admirably adapted for use in fabrics designed for coatings, wherein a heavy fabric with resistance. to stretching is desired. p

As will be seen, the yarn 21, 30, 33, and 31, which may be considered as additional yarn appears only at the portions in question, and the remainder of the fabric embodies only the main yarn, which consists of the yarn 25 in the upper portion of the fabric, and comprises the yarns 25 and 26 in the lower portion of the fabric. As will also be apparent, any particular part of the entire showing of Fig. 1 may be considered as a knitted fabric. For instance, the part embracing wales a thru n and courses I3 thru I1 may be considered as a knitted fabric wherein the yarn 25, is the knitted yarn and the yarn 33 is the additional yarn,

As Will be apparent, two additional yarns, such as the yarn 21 for example, may, if desired, be utilized in one or more courses of any desired portion or portions of the fabric, and may be caught in the same or different Wales in a course in which they appear in accordance With the invention.

In Fig. 2 there is shown a Jersey-type fabric of the modified Jersey character wherein, thruout a plurality of Wales including wales s--z and a plurality of courses including courses IDI-|06, main yarn 40 (which may be White yarn) is knit, and wherein another main yarn 4| (which may be'red yarn, but may, if desired, also be White yarn) is caught between a loop of one roW and a loop of an adjacent row in alternate Wales (the Wales s, u, w, and y) in successive courses. In a portion E of the fabric, including wales 12, w, and in courses |02|05, other yarn 42 (which may be blue yarn) is provided at the rear of the fabric, being caught between a loop in one row and a loop in an adjacent row in Wales v and :1: thruout courses |02| 05. As Will be seen, in portion E there is a yarn-either the yarn 4| or the yarn 42-caught between adjoining loops in each Wale and in each course. In the enlarged showing of Fig. 3 the character of the fabric is illustrated in more detail. In the present instance, instead of the yarn 42 being cut off at its ends in each course, it extends tightly across the fab-ric from the Wale v in course |02 to the Wale :c in course |03 and similarly between successive courses, and thus extends back and forth thruout the portion Where it is present. The ends of the yarn 42 may either be cut off or may extend across the back of the fabric to another design portion. The end in Wale of course |02 is indicated as extending across the4 fabric toward another design portion (not shown), and the end 44 in Wale v of course |05 is indicated as being cut off in a manner similar to the ends of the yarns 21, 30, etc. in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 4 there is exemplified a form of fabric, such as disclosed in my said co-pending application Serial No. 114,317, wherein yarn 45 (which may be White yarn) is knitted in the Jersey manner thruout a plurality of Wales including Wal-es a-h and thruout a number of courses including courses I9. Yarn 46 (Which may be blue yarn) is provided at the rear of the fabric in a portion F extending Wale-Wise of the fabric to give a stripe effect. The yarn 46 is caught between a loop of knitted yarn in one row and a loop of knitted yarn in an adjacent row in Wales b', e', and y; the yarn 46 extending tightly across the back of the fabric from the Wale b' in one course to the Wale g in another course. It thus extends back and forth at the rear of the fabric.

It Will be appreciated that a yarn extending back and forth across the fabric, as in Figs. 2

and 4, may be caught into the fabric in its return course as well as in its forward course.

When it is so caught in the forward and return courses, it may be caught at the same or different Wales as desired.

" In Fig. there is shown a type of modied Jersey fabric, Which is particularly adapted for use in coatings. This fabric comprises main yarn 41 (Which may be White yarn) Which is knitted, and another main yarn 48 (Which may be red yarn) which is caught between a loop in one row and a loop in an adjacent row in spaced Wales (in the present instance alternate Wales) of the knitted yarn. At the rear of a portion G of the fabric, Which, in the present instance, extends from Wale i' to Wale n', there is provided an additional yarn 49 (which may be blue yarn).

" This yarn extends generally course-Wise back and forth across the portion of the fabric Where it is present, and is caught only at the lateral edges of such portion,-in the Wales i' and n' in the present instance,but drawn substantially tightly between the portions Where it is caught. The yarn 49 is, in this instance, caught by a single turn of White yarn 41 at each point Where it is caught. 'Ihe manner in which a yarn such as 40 may extend back and forth across the fabric may be varied. For instance, as exemplified, yarn 49 is caught in Wale i' of course |20, then in Wale n' of course |2|, then in Wale z" of course |22, then in Wale n and also in Wale i of course |23, then in Wale n' and also in Wale i of course |24, and then in Wale n' of course |25. It is to be observed that in the present instance the yarn runs upwardly thru the turn of white yarn which catches it at one side, and is bent over itself before` it reaches th-e other side. As Will be apparent, the particular Wales in which the yarn is caught at the edges of the portion Whereat it is present may be varied, so as to give a diagonal zigzag or other conformation to such portion.

As will be appreciated, yarn such as the yarns 42, 46, andv 49 may be caught and arranged in various manners, as, for instance, by being caught in spaced Wales in various courses as they extend back and forth along the same, and may extend over different parts of different courses so as to give particular design effects. As above indicated, moreover, the additional yarn may extend from one portion Where it is present to another portion Where it is present, Without departing from the invention. In Fig. 6 there is indicated a form of fabric exemplifying modifications such as above noted. This fabric comprises main yarn 50 (which may be White yarn) and which is knitted thruout the piece of fabric shown, and a second main yarn 5| (which may be red yarn) which is caught in spaced Wales thruout the courses, being in the present instance caught in the Wale q' and alternate succeeding Wales thruout even numbered ones of the courses |30 et seq. and in the Wale r' and alternate succeeding Wales thruout the odd numbered ones of the courses |30 et seq. The yarn 5|, as exemplified, is caught between a loop in one roW and a loop in an adjacent roW at the points Where it is caught, and appears otherwise on the back of the fabric in the usual manner in the case of a modified Jersey fabric of the interlock type. An additional yarn 52 (Which may be blue yarn) is caught into the piece of fabric shown so as to appear primarily at the rear thereof, and to be present substantially only at design portions, tWo of which are shown at H and I. In these portions it is caught at various points, ordinarily'between a loop in one row and a loop in an adjacent row. The yarn 52 consists of a single strand, in the present instance, and extends to the portion H as from another design portion, being caught in the Wale u of course |3|. Thence it extends to Wale r' of course |32, being caught at this point and also at Wales t', v', and of this course. Thence it extends to Wale y' of course |33 and is caught in Wales w', u', s', and q; extending from Wale q in course |33 to Wale 1" in course |34,

in which course it is caught in Wales T', t', u', and It extends from Wale in course' |34 to Wale w in course |35 Where it is likewise caught, being caught also in Wales u and s in this course. Thence it extends to Wale u' in course |39 Where it is caught and begins the formation of the design portion I; extending thence to course where it is caught in wales t" and v', and thence to succeeding courses (not shown) wherein the portion I is completed. If desired, it may be caught into the fabric intermediate the design portions, as at wale t of course |31. As will be observed, the portion H is a design portion of particular conformation. The conformation of design portions such as exemplified herein may, as will be understood, be widely varied without departing from the inventibn.

As will be apparent, the design yarn in all of thed'lgures is disposed generally at the rear of the Iground yarn, and is caught into the fabric under sinker loops of the knitted yarn (when the fabric is viewed from the rearwhich term, as above set forth, is used herein to designate that side of the fabric which is uppermost in the drawings regardless of which side of the fabric will be exposed in use).

It will be appreciated that, although because of space limitations only one design portion of each type is illustrated, design portions more or less similar to those exemplified will ordinarily be provided in a large piece of fabric, being provided above, below or at the sides or corners of a given design portion, or at all of these places, and suitably spaced from the given design portion. It will also be appreciated that design portions of various characters, such as exemplified or contemplated by the invention, may be embodied in base fabrics of various characters-withoutdeparting from the invention in its broader aspects. For example, design portions such as exemplified in Figs. 4 and 6 respectively may be superposed on base fabrics such as shown in either of these figures or in the' lower part of Fig. 1, among others.

It will be understood that yarn caught into fabric in the manners exemplified in Fig. 3 and others of the figures may be considered as caught between the two sides of (the bottom of a complete) loop in one row and the two sides of (the top of a complete) loop in an adjacent row.

As will be understood, yarn of characters which contrast in other ways than in color; such, for instance, as wool yarn and rayon yarn, thin yarn and thick yarn, etc., may be embodied in a fabric, instead of yarn of different colors, so as to give design effects in accordance with the invention. Moreover, in certain aspects, the invention contemplates the provision of yarn of .the same character whose mere presence will give a different character to the portion where it is present'. For the sake of facility of expression, the term Jersey type is utilized herein as applied to fabric where the knitted yarn is knit in Jersey fashion, whether or not other yarns are laid in or otherwise incorporated in the fabric, and whether or not yarns laid in or otherwise incorporated with yarn which is knitted in Jersey fashion at one part of the fabric are knitted in vJersey fashion at another part where the yarn knitted in the rst part is laid in or otherwise incorporated. In other words, references to fabric of the Jersey type are intended to indicate fabric wherein the base fabric at any particular part thereof includes yarn knitted in the Jersey fashion, Thus, the various types of fabric disclosed in my Patents 1,728,293 issued September 17, 1929, and 2,002,271 issued May 21, 1935, are, among others, included in said definition, as well as fabric wherein the base fabric is unmodified Jersey thruout.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and different embodiments`ofthe invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying` drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which as a matter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

The invention claimed is:

l. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the *fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which, in each of a plurality of courses, extends in an undulating manner, is caught under sinker loops of the knited yarn, and is unconnected with any other coursewise extents of said additional yarn; a portion of the fabric at at least one side of said coursewise extents of said additional yarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

2. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which, in `each of a plurality of courses, extends in an undulating manner, is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn, and is unconnected with any other coursewise extents of said additional yarn; the` portions of the fabric at both sides of said course- Awise extents of said additional yarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

3. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least a portion of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a partof the coursewise extent of the fabric in a plurality of courses, and which extends coursewise in an undulating manner, is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn, and is cut off beyond its undulating portions in at least certain of its coursewise extents; a portion of the fabric at at least one side of said coursewise extents of said additional yarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

4. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least a portion of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying design yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends coursewise in an rundulating manner across a multiplicity of wales in a plurality of courses, is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn, and is cut off at points beyond its undulating portions in at least certain of its coursewise extents; the portions of the fabric at both sides of said coursewise extents of said additional yarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

5. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the ground yarn, and which, in each of a plurality of courses, extends coursewise in an undulating manner, is caught under sinker loops of ground yarn, and is unconnected with any other coursewise extent of said additional yarn; a portion of the fabric at at least one side of said coursewise extents of said additionalyarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

6. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which, in each of a plurality of courses, extends coursewise in an undulating manner, is caught in a plurality of wales between the two sides of a loop in one row andthe two sides of a loop in an adjacent row, and is unconnected with any other coursewise extents of said additional yarn; a portion of the fabric at at least one side of said coursewise extents of said additional yarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

'7. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least a portion of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying a plurality of unconnected strands of additional yarn which extend in an undulating manner coursewise of the fabric, said strands being disposed in a succession 'extending in a walewise direction, and

said additional yarn being generally at the rear of the knitted yarn and being present at only a part of the fabric of limited coursewise extent; a portion of the fabric at at least one side of said coursewisevextents of said additional yarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

8. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends coursewise in an undulating manner in each of a plurality of successive coursewise conformations of the additional yarn, and which, in said coursewise conformations, is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn; a portion of the fabric at at least one side of said coursewise extents of said additional yarn being -composed only of said ground yarn.

9. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying vadditional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which, in each of a plurality of courses, extends coursewise in an undulating manner across a multiplicity of wales of the knitted yarn and is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn at a multiplicity of points intermediate certain ones of said wales; a portion of the fabric at at least one side of said coursewise extents of said additional'yarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

10. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, l

which is present at only a part of the'coursewise extent of the fabric in a plurality of courses, and which extends coursewise in an undulating manner in at least one direction and is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn; said additional yarn providing in at least a portion of said part of the fabric a design conformation of diagonal contour; the portions of the fabric at both sides of said coursewise extents of said additional yarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

11. A knitted fabric of theJersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which, in each of a plurality of courses, extends coursewise in an undulating manner and is caught in a plurality of wales between the two sides of a loop in one row and the two sides of a loop in an adjacent row; a portion of the fabric at at least one side of said coursewise extents of said additional yarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

12. ,A knitted fabricof the Jersey type embodying ground yyarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying design yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric in a plurality of courses, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends coursewise in an undulating manner and is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn in each of a plurality of successive coursewise conformations of said additional yarn;

` a portion of the fabric at at least one side of said coursewise extents of said additional yarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

13. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least a portion of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise ext/ent of the fabric, and which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which, in each of a plurality of courses, extends coursewise in an undulating manner, and is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn, certain of the undulating coursewise conformations of said additional yarn being of different extent than other of the coursewise conformations of said additional yarn;

a portion of the fabric at at least one side of said coursewise extents of said additional yarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

14. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying an additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends coursewise in an undulating manner in each of a plurality of successive coursewise conformai tions of the additional yarn, and which, in said coursewise conformations, is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn.

15. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type cmbo'dying groundv yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying a design yarn .which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric in a plurality of courses, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends across a multiplicity of wales in an undulating manner and is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn in a plurality of successive coursewise conformations of said additional yarn.

' 1 6. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends back and forth across a multiplicity of Wales and extends in an undulating manner in at least one direction, the undulating extents of said additional yarn being caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn at a multiplicity of points intermediate certain ones of said wales.

17. A knitted fabric of .the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which ls knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which, in each of a plurality of courses, extends coursewise in an undulating manner and is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn; and said additional 'yarn being so arranged as to provide a design portion wherein said additional yarn is caught into the fabric in a plurality of successive coursewise conformations and to provide atleast one other design portion wherein said additional yarn -is caught into the fabric in a plurality of successive coursewise conformations and which is spaced from the aforesaid design portion in a generally walewise direction, there being between said design portions at least one course of knitted yarn in which said additional yarn is not caught.

18. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at-only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the ground yarn, and which extends coursewise in an undulating -manner and is caught under sinker loops of groundyarn in each of a plurality of successive coursewise conformations of said additional yarn; a portion of the fabric at at least one side of said coursewise extents of said additional yarn being composed only of said ground yarn.

Y 19. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is 'knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the course- -wise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends continuously back and forth to provide a plurality of forward and return coursewise conformations each extending in an undulating manner and being caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn.

20. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is `present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends continuously back and forth in different courses of the knitted yarn to provide a plurality of forward and return coursewise conformations each extending in an undulating manner and being caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn.

21. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thru-- out the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the,

coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends continuously back and forth to provide a plurality of forward and return coursewise conformations each extending in an undulating manner and being caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn, certain of said conformations being of different length than other of said conformations.

22. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying a design yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends continuously back and forth to provide a plurality of forward and return coursewise conformations each extending in an undulating manner across a multiplicity of wales of the knitted yarn and being caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn at a multiplicity of points.

23. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric in a plurality of courses, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends continuously back'and forth to provide a plurality of forward and return coursewise conformations each extending in an undulating unknitted manner, being caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn at a multiplicity of points.

24; A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric; and also embodying additional knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends continuously back and forth to provide aplurality of forward and return coursewiseconformations each extending in an undulating manner and being caught under sinker loops vof the knitted yarn; the return conformations of the additional yarn being caught into the fabric in different relation to the ground yarn than the forward conformations thereof.

26. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruoutfthe fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends continuously back and forth to provide a plurality of forward and return course-wise conformations each extending in an undulating manner and beingcaught under sinker loops of the knitted yarnwthe undulations of the additional yarn as it runs in one direction being disposeddiiferently from the undulations of the additional yarn as it runs in the other direction.

27. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and at least certain of which is knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends continuously back and forth to provide a plu rality of forward and return coursewise conformations each extending in an undulating manner, and being caught in a plurality of wales between the two sides of a loop in one row and the two sides of a loop in an adjacent row.

28. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and which at any particular portion of the fabric comprises knitted yarn and yarn caught into the fabric in an unknitted manner; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which, in each of a plurality of courses, extends coursewise in an undulating manner, and is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn.

29. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and which at any particular portion of the fabric comprises knitted yarn and yarn caught into the fabric in an unknitted manner; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which, in each of a plurality of courses, extends coursewise in an undulating manner, is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn, and is unconnected with any other coursewise extent of said additional yarn.

30. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yar'n which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and which at any particular portion of the fabric comprises knitted yarn and supplemental yarn which extends in an undulating manner and is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which, in each of a plurality of courses extends coursewise in an undulatingV manner and is caughtl under sinker loops of the knitted yarn.

31. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and which at any particular portion of the fabric comprises knitted yarn and supplemental yarn which extends in an undulating manner and is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and

which, in each of a plurality of courses, extends coursewise in an undulating manner and is4 caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn; the undulations of said supplemental yarn and said additional yarn being differently disposedin any one course in which said supplemental yarn and said additional yarn both appear.

32. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and which at any particular portion of the fabric comprises knitted yarn and yarn caught into the fabric in an unknitted manner; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which, in each of a plurality of courses, extends coursewise in an undulating manner and isv caught in a plurality of wales between the two sides of a loop in one row and the two sides of a loop in an adjacent row.

33. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type embodying ground yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric andwhich at any particular portion of the fabric comprises knitted yarn and yarn caught into the fabric in an unknitted manner; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric in a plurality of courses, which is generally at the rear of the ground yarn, and which extends coursewise in an undulating manner and is caught under sinker loops of the knitted' yarn.

34. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type em-I' 35. A knitted fabricof the Jersey type em' bodying-ground-yarn which extends coursewise thruout the fabric and which at any particular portion of the fabric comprises knitted yarn and yarn caught into the fabric in an unknitted manner; and also embodying additional yarn which is present at only a part of the coursewise extent of the fabric, which is generally at the rear of the knitted yarn, and which extends coursewise in an undulating manner, and is caught under sinker loops of the knitted yarn in each of a plurality of successive coursewise conformations of the additional yarn.

36. A knitted fabric of the Jersey type comprising ground yarn extending coursewise thruf out the fabric and so embodied in the fabric that at any given part thereof 'there is present knitted yarn and yarn which is caught into the fabric in certain of the wales thereof Without knitting; and comprising also design yarn which extends back and forth thruout one or more portions of the fabric of limited coursewise extent and extends in an undulating unknitted manner in both directions.

VINCENT LOMBARDI. 

